Gyorgy Kun, a Hungarian Jew, was 12 when he stepped off the cattle car that delivered him and his family to Auschwitz in 1944 ...

Fuelled partly by these prejudices, Höss prepared for the arrival of the Hungarian Jews at Auschwitz-Birkenau, 2 miles away from Auschwitz main camp. He oversaw the completion of a railway line ...

In the videos shared by the Claims Conference, one survivor, Alfred Sobotka, shares a photo from his bar mitzvah, and points to his father and brother, both gassed on arrival at Auschwitz.

director of the Auschwitz museum. The database also provides the SS staff members’ personal data, including date and place of birth, service number, date of arrival to and departure from the ...

Kun and his brother Istvan survived Auschwitz in part due to the fact that Dr. Mengele believed them to be twins and thus ...

Mr Turski survived the Lodz Ghetto, extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and two death marches as a teenager.

including his arrival at Auschwitz and incidents from his forced marches, “everything else was blurred.” Mr. Turski speculated that he may have unconsciously buried painful memories from his o ...

Rachael, returning to her barracks from work sorting possessions of murdered new arrivals at Auschwitz, found in the mud a ...

But over time Helena's feelings changed, especially with the arrival of one particular train at Auschwitz Birkenau. Helena's sister was on board, along with her daughter and baby son. After they ...

Known as the “angel of death,” Mengele was among the officials who performed selections on the arrival ramp at Auschwitz, determining the fate of new prisoners with the motion of a hand.